Supporting local: The Flock

From her boutique store The Flock in The Tannery, Melody Leveridge is helping change the way we shop for the better.     Melody sources natural, organic and environmentally sourced materials, while supporting New Zealand industry and craft-makers – and shoppers are discovering they can find beautiful, unique products, and contribute towards creating a better […]

A charitable dinner

On Friday 18 October, The Tannery and Cassels Brewery hosted a black tie evening of legance to support the Pathway Trust. To help ensure the success of the recent dinner, Alasdair Cassels provided his beautiful venue, The Tannery, at no charge and purchased a table of ten for the dinner to provide direct financial support. […]

Boutique brewery’s big win

The story of how Alasdair Cassels took a rundown 19th century tannery and transformed it into a premium shopping and dining destination is almost as iconic Christchurch as the set of buildings that collectively make up The Tannery in the figurative and literal heart of an industrial suburb. But it’s The Tannery’s beer brewing operation […]

Supporting local: The Flock

From her boutique store The Flock, in Christchurch’s The Tannery, Melody Leveridge is helping change the way we shop for the better.     By sourcing natural, organic and environmentally sourced materials, while supporting New Zealand industry and craft-makers, shoppers are discovering they can find beautiful, unique products, and still contribute towards creating a better […]

The Tannery

Celebrate in Style: The Tannery

The Tannery is a function venue unlike any other in the city – versatile enough to be informal and casual in the long bar of Blue Smoke, intimate dining in AGA kitchen or opulent and grand for corporate dinners in the Victorian era Atrium. Blue Smoke is ideally suited for any reception or cocktail-style event […]

The Flock

Sensationally sustainable: fly to The Flock for an ethical shopping experience

The Flock’s new layout at The Tannery reflects its purpose for selling ethical and sustainable items. With mainly Kiwi tunes playing in the background, it’s befitting for browsing among the locally made fashionwear and gifts. Owner Melody Leveridge only sells exquisite clothing made of natural fibres. It’s where she draws the line – no synthetics. […]